Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-02
Boiled ham at F. A. Knaak's.


Rev. Mr.. Crittenden, of Nashotah,
assisted in the services at ct. PauFs
church last Sunday.
An infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Henze, Az months old, died
Saturday of catarrh.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Simon are the happy
possessors of young son, thei. first born,
who arrived safe and sound Monday
morning.
j. Wha!en has an advertisement this
week of the sale of trees and shrubbery at
the WATERFOWL Nursery. He has a full
line of good, thrifty nursery stock.
The Nineteenth Century Club will
meet this week on Saturday, instesd of
Friday evening. The subject to be pre-
sented and discussed is "The Elective
Franchise"
Many farmers fear that the winter
has been a hard one on winter wheat and
pasturage caused by the accumulation of
ice, which will be apt to smother the
wheat and grass roots.
-Assemblyman Field took the speakers
chair in the assembly last Thursday in
the committee of the whole upon the
general file of bills, and presided with
ease and dignity.
"A party of surveyors, said to be en-
ployed by the Wisconsin Central Rail
road, are surveying line between Por-
tage and Madison, and are already half
over tue distance.
Among late improvements is to be
noted the transformation in the dwelling
house of w. F. Sommer6eId, corner of
Clyman and Third streets, First ward,
the changes making a handsome looking
residence.
Saturday, Carl Scharz, while walk
ing on Sixth avenue 10 New York City,
slipped on the sidew ak and fell, sustain
ing a severe injury to his left hip. No
bones were broken and at last advices the
patient was doing well.
Very little IS said vet upon the ques-
ton of the city election on the first Tues
day in April, but matters will probably
warm up within the coming few weeks.
The voters of the Fifth and Sixth wards
will have an enlargement of their priyi-
leges over the rest of the city, as they will
have voice in electing Judge for the
thirteenth circuit in place of A. Scott
Sloan.
Men interested in the Western cat
tie ranges, who have recently arrived IN
Chicago say that the reports of the injury
to cattle are greatly exaggerated. The
losses have been severe in some localities,
but on the whole the winter has been
rather favorable than otherwise to the
ranchers
Fridays and Saturday S storm drifted
the snow 10 a considerable extent and
greatly impeded travel in the country.
Rev. D. 0. Sanborn started Sunday af-
ternoon to fill the appoiD lmenl with his
Hustisford congregation, but after going
a short distance he found the roads so
badly drifted that be was obliged to turn
back.
Louis De Silve, the gambler who was
shot by Gus McCabe two weeks ago, was
unable to appear in court yesterday, and
the preliminary examination of McCabe
was continued for one week. McCabe
was present and ready for trial. De Silve,
it is expected vii be able to be out soon.
The bullet which entered the hip is still
causing him some pain. - Sentinel
March l.
Geo. 3. Lewis sends us The Los
Angeles (Cal.) Times with the following
item marked, showing that the region of
Los Angeles is not without its postoffice
fluctuations:
SHELL OUT-The Times has kept its
readers fully posted as to the atrocious
neglect of the Los Ang eles postofice by
the government, and the pepuriousness
of Postmaster-Gep Villas, which keeps
the matter crying shame. It has also
given due publicity to the fact that
goaded to desperation by the niggardli-
ness which causes hourly inconvenience
to city Of $4,000 people-the Board of
Trade has resolved to start a subscription
list to collect $500, wherewith to hire two
additional clerks for the postofice for
three months. The subscription paper
is BOW ready and will be circulated today.
Following is the able heading of the
paper:
We, the undersigned citizens, of Los
Angeles, realizing that out of gross
revenue of over $95, 900 per annum, the
Postofice Department at Washington is
unable to furnish the postofice in this
city, the clerical force the exigency of the
service demands, herewith subscribe the